Thomas simmons



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Be it known that I, Tnoims Simmons, of New York, in vthe county of New-York, ond in the State of New York, have invented certain new und useful Compound Vacuum Rectifiers for Liquors, Spirits, und other Fluids; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, und exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, und to the lcttersoi` reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, A represents the reservoir in wllich the spirits to he rectied is placed. At or about the centre of the bottom oi" this reservoir is nu opening, which is covered byfguuze wire or a. perforated plete. This opening connects with u pipe, a, which seid pipe leedsA down into n. cylinder B. Beneath the cylinder B is o. similar cylinder, murked C, the two being connected by suitable =pipes passing from the bottom of the upper to the top'ot the lowercylinder. The pipe a, which lends from the reservoir A, is provided with a. stopcoch, which will allow or lstopizhc psssn'ge of the liquor through said pipe.

D represents o cylinder, whichI propose izo-makeV ot' nnyrequired capacity, but usunllyof larger copncity than thgrt of the'other twopcylinders, B und C, combined. This cylinder D is connected to theupper cylndcitB by means of4 o. pipe, b, which said pipe is provided with u stop-cock, ri. c represents a. stop-cockto a. vent pipe on top of'cylinrrer Rund G` representswstopmoek toun exit pipezrt thshottom and o'ro end ofgthe lower cylin der C. h represents o. stop-'cock to u. waste pipent one end und nenr the bottoni of cylinder' D.' a: represents u. steumfpipeynfhich is provided with n. stop-cool( e. This steam pipe runs from a. steam-generating oppnrntus, end connects with the' cylinder D.

lnusing this invcntio'n,I pince the reetifying or'ltering material in the bottom of the tank lor reservoir A. I then pour'the spirits to be rectified into said reservoir. The stop-cock d being closed, I open the cocks c of the steam pip'uhnd thc cock of the waste pipe. ,The pipezanllows the steam from' the steum-generotirig apparatus to pass intothccylinder D, und the cock i allows the r to' pass out. from Vseid cylinder as fast as the stenmpnsses in. :soon as the atmospheric nir has been expelled from the cylinder 1) by meuns of the steam, thecocksc and h :ire closed. y The steam in the cylinder becoming condensed, on almost complete vacuum is prqdncedin it. As soon ns this taires place, the cock d is opened; this allows the oir from the two cylinders B und C to rush 'into cylinder -D, to restore the equilibrium, which, of course, creotesn very thin atmosphere or portinl vucu'um in the two eylinders'B und C. The cock g is non' opened, und the process of rectifying or filtering begins, ns the liquiil .from the reservoir is not only forced downby its own gravity und atmospheric pressure through-the filtering materiel, but is drawn down by the partiel vacuum in the cylinders beneath it.

It wiil beseerrthot thereis'a. great udvuntnge gained by the use ot the cylinder D, for by its use. Tlo steam is allowed topuss into the cylinders which receive the rectified or ltcred liguor from the tanli'A. If stcmnivere introduced into the cylinders D and C, there would oi' course he a. certain-amount of walter remaining after c'onderisntion of'the steam, which would dilute or ndulternte the liquor to some cutout. I

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claimus new, and desire to secureby Letters Potent, is The nse'of the cylinder D, when used in combination with oneor more cylinders ifor receiving thc rectified liquor, for the purpose oi' Greeting n. partiel vacuum in the receiving cylinder without the introduction of steam, substantially as specified. l

In testimony that I claim the foregoing,'l have hereunto set my nood und seal this 18th dey of January, 1867.

THOMAS SIMMONS.

Witnesses:

C. M. Annxinpnn, J. M. MASON. 

